As part of Silicon Valley Bank’s ongoing series of conversations with influencers in the innovation ecosystem around the world, Andrew Jassy, head of Amazon Web Services, spoke to Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker about the vision of Amazon Web Services and valuations in the technology sector.

The USD fell against most currencies again today as its post Fed re-pricing continued. The statement accompanying last week’s Fed meeting was more dovish than the market anticipated. Today’s weak durable goods release added to the USD selling pressure.

San Francisco Fed President John Williams delivered prepared remarks in Sydney today stating U.S. policy tightening discussions should happen mid-year. Within the same text, U.S. growth forecasts for 2015 were lowered to 2.5% from 3.0%.

The USD while trading weaker today, is near multi-year highs and will likely continue to strengthen as the Fed normalizes policy. Loretta Mester, the Cleveland Fed president (non-voting member), said that inflation will rise back to the 2% target over time.

The USD is little changed ahead of the FOMC policy decision later today (2:00pm EDT). Despite the USD Index hitting a 10-year high earlier in the week via speculation that the Fed will remove language describing its stance on rate increases as “patient”, many risks remain via the dollar’s rapid appreciation this year.